WEEK 33 – SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 2018.
TOPIC: PENTSOS DAY – THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Review of Previous Week’s Lesson (5 Minutes)
a. What did you learn last week?
b. How did you apply it to your life?
Main Text: Acts 6:1-7
Memory Verse: Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. – James 1:27
Introduction
The Church’s quest to provide education, health facilities, relief services and address social needs among its members and the communities in which she operates led to the formation of the Pentecost Welfare Association (PENTWAS) in 1980. The name was later changed to Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS) in the year 2000. The core functions of PENTSOS include: Disaster Prevention and Relief Services, Economic Empowerment, Health Services and Educational Support Schemes for the general good of society. The Church also teaches and empowers its members to provide welfare support to one another and the community at large. Our study today looks at how the early Church responded to social needs when they arose, how they managed them and the results afterwards.
Questions for Discussion
1. Why did the Grecian Jews complain against the Hebraic Jews? Verse 1
2. How did the Twelve Apostles respond to this social need? Verse 3-5
3. Was it a command from God for the early church to solve this problem? Discuss.
4. Can you mention any social service of the church in your locality?
5. In what ways can members provide welfare support for one another and the community?
Conclusion
The main business of the Church is to get people to know Christ as their Lord and personal Saviour and be conformed to His image. The Church does not exist mainly to run social services. All social services are based on the Church’s financial strength. Members must therefore appreciate the efforts of the Church and keep praying for her for greater financial opportunities. The early Church willingly took it upon themselves to deal with their internal social problems of their time. In doing so, the results were positive. We can also emulate the pattern set by the early Church so that the number of believers would greatly multiply making many committed followers of Christ.
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THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 HOME CELL OUTLINE
WEEK 33 – SUNDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 2018.
ACTIVITY: VISITATION AND HOUSE-TO-HOUSE EVANGELISM
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READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR GUIDE
Week 33 (Sunday 19th August to Saturday 25th August, 2018)
1. Sunday: Jeremiah 22-23
2. Monday: Jeremiah 24-26
3. Tuesday: Jeremiah 27-29
4. Wednesday: Jeremiah 30-31
5. Thursday: Jeremiah 32-34
6. Friday: Jeremiah 35-37
7. Saturday: Jeremiah 38-41
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